ScienceNo state can appropriate the Moon under international law, expert says
Space industry expert Yevgeny Kuznetsov says current international law bars any state from claiming the Moon as its territory. States and private operators may build research and technological infrastructure and conduct scientific or economic activities, while retaining rights to their equipment; that does not confer ownership of the surrounding lunar area.
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No state can appropriate the Moon under international law, expert says